This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Keowee Courier
Location
Walhalla, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1911
Page
1
Advertises extended Oxford season with FLORSHEIM for men QUEEN QUALITY for women STAR BRAND for all, promising style comfort wear and broad selection. Claims largest Oxford season yet with orders placed and reorders issued. Notes entire line of Oxfords at and below cost.
The column reports many local names visiting relatives and traveling to Mesa and Mountain Rest. Mentioned are the Wilson and Dendy families, Miss Millide and Miss Hernani with scholarships to Winthrop, Mrs. Alice Leathers and daughter, and Col. ALG Shankihy. Also notes Dr and Mrs D.R. Heller visiting, and ongoing concern for Miss EIUsey’s serious condition, with a reference to Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy for croup.
A muddled report details a community event with names like Ms Angelo Stokes and Mike Ajit Meat. It mentions a prograive Heart-dice contest, a prize of a gold fat pin, and a children’s medicine promotion, ending with a sales note for a remedy and general vendor participation.
A crowded Aug event in Redland for a school picnic is noted along with numerous social visits and gatherings in Seneca and nearby towns. The report mentions Mr and Mrs B L Lowry as chaperons, weddings, church events, and farm work interruptions, with several names and places tied to community life.
A garbled report from Tennest county mentions Aug.hale and rotten Erowi with Windy Ute frat. The Juorul market yesterday records low bites and a buyer paying $60 in a cotton sample sale. A young seller's piece pal cost 15 conta amid a cotton war that closed with limited clarity.
Westminster August report lists Reverend R L Grier of Greeleyville delivering a brief sermon at the Presbyterian church, comments on his lineage, and notes on Fr. G Lavender returning from Greenville. Many residents and visitors are mentioned with travels, illnesses, purchases, and social gatherings shaping a lively weekly calendar.
A traveling road improvement exhibit, run by South Carolina and Georgia railroad partners, begins September 4 with demonstrations on good road building and hay cultivation. It tours Greenville Walhalla Seneca and other points, then moves into Georgia on September 29, sharing models, lectures, and cost-saving methods. Local officials and U.S. Department of Agriculture staff present.
Spartanburg Avenue reports James Johnson Portindeed was sentenced to ten years in the state penitentiary for robbing the Bucroe Manufacturing Co safe on November 26 1902 and stealing $10000 with an accomplice He requested time on the county chain gang for “health and air” and to breathe God’s free air in a county jail cell after his earlier federal sentence had run The report notes his crimes also included a post office robbery in Kyovee DC and a safe blast at Wipree Manufacturing Co He says he would rather serve on the chain gang than in prison and lamented the crowded conditions around him The piece also mentions a partner Damson hig Mast who served seven years and supported the chain gang request
A fire at a warehouse of the Heaven and Loatspech Company partially gutted, with three workers injured. The blaze, blamed on spontaneous ignition, caused losses estimated from 75,000 to 100,000 dollars. The incident drew attention to a championship dispute as a local paper questioned coverage and accuracy in reporting.
Bishop Oscar Penn Fitzgerald of the Methodist Episcopal Church South died at his cottage at 3 45 p m after a second neuralgia attack. Born 1820 in North Carolina, he led a long career as editor of the Nashville Christian Advocate and served as a minister in Savannah and Atlanta before becoming a bishop. He married Sarah Banks in 1855 and is survived by his daughter and several sons, with longtime ties to Nashville and Charleston.
The Atlante fe liner Columbia bound from Glasgow struck a berg in fog off Nan, injuring a woman who broke her nose and was hospitalized. The ship reported slow, intermittent fog navigation with damage to bow area and reduced speed after the collision. crew described dawn fog and berg sighting before docking checks.
Fragmentary notes from a historical paper describe the presidency's crisis and public unrest. Mentions of Hayth id ix Ployden, VeNT eto Coeday, and Vreaidont Stove imply a fictional or garbled account of government turmoil. A future shift in leadership and possible peace talks are hinted alongside railroad and transport references.
A historic notice invites attendees to a community event at Pair Pay on August 1901. The Bible is invited, and residents are urged to bring a well stocked basket. W M Leuthers, Clerk, signs as organizer.
Rioting broke out in downtown Des Moines as about 600 city railway workers walked out at 12 46 am. Strikebreakers were attacked while unions at the yard pledged support. In Brooklyn, New York, motormen and conductors on three trolley lines struck, leaving powerhouses guarded by police, cars stoned, and passengers dispersed. Traffic resumed by 6 pm as temp measures and court actions loom over a likely prolonged dispute.
A man claimed a roll of $5,000 in folded certificates dropped near Kia More yesterday. He advertised in papers to locate the rightful owner. Despite searches, no one identified the yellowbacked money, and the finder planned to keep or use it.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.